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defatigate en · ADJ

Etymology

The adjective is first attested circa 1480, in Middle english; borrowed from Latin dēfatīgātus, perfect passive participle of dēfatīgō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, rare) Weary, fatigued, exhausted.
    • Let us then passe the Pomeridian hours in obambulation: for I am defatigate with session. 1662, William Clark, Marciano; or, the Discovery, reprint edition, published 1871, page 19:

Forms

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most defatigate Degree=Sup lexicographic
more defatigate Degree=Cmp lexicographic

wikipedia: Middle english

defatigate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈfætɪɡeɪt/ (UK)

Etymology

The adjective is first attested circa 1480, in Middle english; borrowed from Latin dēfatīgātus, perfect passive participle of dēfatīgō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Meanings

  1. (rare) To tire or make weary.
    • I must say there is something to be said, don't you agree darling, and I rather hope they'll internationalize the cosmic wireless and save us from some of this defatigating news. 1947, Alan Patrick Herbert, Topsy Turvy, page 66:

Forms

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defatigating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
defatigated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
defatigated Tense=Past lexicographic
defatigates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

defatigation

wikipedia: Middle english